Table 5 
Main contributors to the 12-month and 1-month change in the Consumer Price Index 

Main contributors to the 12-month and 1-month change in the Consumer Price Index
  March 2025 to March 2026
  % change
Main contributors to the 12-month change  
Main upward contributors  
Rent 4.2
Gasoline 5.9
Food purchased from restaurants 3.2
Purchase of passenger vehicles 2.9
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums 7.0
Main downward contributors  
Natural gas -18.1
Homeowners' replacement cost -2.1
Other owned accommodation expenses -2.7
Women's clothing -2.7
Furniture -2.8
  February to March 2026
  % change
Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted  
Main upward contributors  
Gasoline 21.2
Travel tours 5.8
Fuel oil and other fuels 21.5
Fuel, parts and accessories for recreational vehicles 18.0
Air transportation 4.9
Main downward contributors  
Telephone services -6.1
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums -1.0
Furniture -1.5
Sugar and confectionery -3.2
Mortgage interest cost -0.2
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